[Superior Mesenteric Artery Embolism following Left Upper Lobectomy for Lung Cancer].

We report a case of superior mesenteric artery( SMA) embolism on the seventh day after lung resection. The patient is a 76-year-old woman. She underwent complete thoracoscopic left upper lobectomy and systematic lymph node dissection for adenocarcinoma of the lung. On the seventh postoperative day, the patient suddenly developed severe abdominal pain. Thrombolytic therapy was selected initially under the diagnosis of the SMA occlusion by the embolism. Since the symptoms did not improve after one hour of thrombolysis, we decided to perform a necrotic bowel resection. Postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged on the 18th day after laparotomy.